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China Threatens Papua New Guinea Over Defence Pact With Australia
Papua New Guinea is delaying forging closer military defense ties with Australia, as Beijing ramps up pressure on the island nation.
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Queensland Becomes 1st Australian State to Ban ‘Pill Testing’ Services
Medical experts say the ban will cost lives, but the Crisafulli government insists pill testing ’sends the wrong message' regarding illicit drug use.
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Australia Must Build 240,000 Homes a Year, But Many Sites Face Flood or Fire Risk
Australia’s housing push is running up against climate risks, the Housing Industry Association has warned.
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3rd Coal Miner Threatens to Downscale Operations in Queensland, Hundreds of Jobs at Risk
QCoal is the latest miner moving to cut back operations in response to Queensland’s high mining royalty scheme.
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China Exports ‘Village Surveillance’ Model to Solomon Islands
China’s ‘Fengqiao’ monitoring model was praised by former CCP leader Mao Zedong in the 1960s and has been adopted by current CCP leader Xi Jinping.
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New Zealand Moves a Step Closer to Single App for All Government Functions
A prototype of the app has been launched this week, with public feedback being sought.
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Victoria Spends $43 Million on Campaign to Attract Chinese Tourists and Students
Premier Jacinta Allan says she wants one in five international visitors to Victoria to come from China.
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Policing Melbourne’s Weekly Gaza Protests Has Cost $25 Million
The protests have been going every weekend since Oct. 7, 2023 when the war began.
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7 Arrested After Horrific Machete Attack on 2 Young Boys
An ambush by masked men armed with machetes and other bladed weapons left a 12- and 15-year-old dead.
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Motion Condemning Political Violence Voted Down at Student Union
Conservative students feel under pressure at an Australian university, with one councillor saying he was called a ‘Nazi’ during a student meeting.
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Can We Grow Without Fracturing? Australia’s Migration Test
With housing stretched and services under strain, consensus is emerging that measured migration could be the future.
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Australia’s Public Broadcaster Not Attending Trump-UK Press Conference
The ABC says it has been told that the matter was unrelated to an earlier exchange between Trump and its Americas editor.
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Anglo American to Cut More Than 200 Queensland Jobs After Company Review
The state government says the move is a ’tough blow for workers.’
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Big Plans for the Smallest Creatures: Australian University to Play Key Conservation Role
Microbes, some of them consisting of a single cell, shape ecosystems, produce food, regulate disease, and might even help repair the Great Barrier Reef.
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Australia’s Net Migration Rate Falls to Over 300,000 New Arrivals
Net overseas migration has fallen for a sixth straight quarter, easing well below Treasury forecasts.
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Opposition Rejects Labor’s New 2035 Climate Target, Calls for Costings
The Labor government has unveiled its new 2035 target to cut emissions in Australia.
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What’s Changing in the Massive Shake up to the NSW Planning System
Government says single gateway will end duplication and delays.
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Keep up With the Science: Professor Says Climate Risk Assessment Must Be Regular
‘The science and the climate change rapidly. New information comes to light almost every day,’ said Monash University professor Christian Jakob.
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Psychologist Who Questioned Puberty Blockers Terminated by Queensland Health
Thousands have signed a petition calling for her to be reinstated.
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China Threatens Papua New Guinea Over Defence Pact With Australia
Papua New Guinea is delaying forging closer military defense ties with Australia, as Beijing ramps up pressure on the island nation.
|
Queensland Becomes 1st Australian State to Ban ‘Pill Testing’ Services
Medical experts say the ban will cost lives, but the Crisafulli government insists pill testing ’sends the wrong message' regarding illicit drug use.
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Australia Must Build 240,000 Homes a Year, But Many Sites Face Flood or Fire Risk
Australia’s housing push is running up against climate risks, the Housing Industry Association has warned.
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3rd Coal Miner Threatens to Downscale Operations in Queensland, Hundreds of Jobs at Risk
QCoal is the latest miner moving to cut back operations in response to Queensland’s high mining royalty scheme.
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China Exports ‘Village Surveillance’ Model to Solomon Islands
China’s ‘Fengqiao’ monitoring model was praised by former CCP leader Mao Zedong in the 1960s and has been adopted by current CCP leader Xi Jinping.
|
New Zealand Moves a Step Closer to Single App for All Government Functions
A prototype of the app has been launched this week, with public feedback being sought.
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Victoria Spends $43 Million on Campaign to Attract Chinese Tourists and Students
Premier Jacinta Allan says she wants one in five international visitors to Victoria to come from China.
|
Policing Melbourne’s Weekly Gaza Protests Has Cost $25 Million
The protests have been going every weekend since Oct. 7, 2023 when the war began.
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7 Arrested After Horrific Machete Attack on 2 Young Boys
An ambush by masked men armed with machetes and other bladed weapons left a 12- and 15-year-old dead.
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Motion Condemning Political Violence Voted Down at Student Union
Conservative students feel under pressure at an Australian university, with one councillor saying he was called a ‘Nazi’ during a student meeting.
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Can We Grow Without Fracturing? Australia’s Migration Test
With housing stretched and services under strain, consensus is emerging that measured migration could be the future.
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Australia’s Public Broadcaster Not Attending Trump-UK Press Conference
The ABC says it has been told that the matter was unrelated to an earlier exchange between Trump and its Americas editor.
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Anglo American to Cut More Than 200 Queensland Jobs After Company Review
The state government says the move is a ’tough blow for workers.’
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Big Plans for the Smallest Creatures: Australian University to Play Key Conservation Role
Microbes, some of them consisting of a single cell, shape ecosystems, produce food, regulate disease, and might even help repair the Great Barrier Reef.
|
Australia’s Net Migration Rate Falls to Over 300,000 New Arrivals
Net overseas migration has fallen for a sixth straight quarter, easing well below Treasury forecasts.
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Opposition Rejects Labor’s New 2035 Climate Target, Calls for Costings
The Labor government has unveiled its new 2035 target to cut emissions in Australia.
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What’s Changing in the Massive Shake up to the NSW Planning System
Government says single gateway will end duplication and delays.
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Keep up With the Science: Professor Says Climate Risk Assessment Must Be Regular
‘The science and the climate change rapidly. New information comes to light almost every day,’ said Monash University professor Christian Jakob.
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Psychologist Who Questioned Puberty Blockers Terminated by Queensland Health
Thousands have signed a petition calling for her to be reinstated.
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